Patrick Simmons+FollowNeanderthal Kids: Beach Hunters?!Imagine toddlers and kids joining the family for a beach hunt—80,000 years ago! Scientists just found Neanderthal footprints in Portugal, showing adults, kids, and even toddlers teaming up to ambush prey on the sand. Turns out, learning to hunt started super young, and family bonding meant chasing red deer by the sea. Who knew ancient beach days were this wild? #Science #Neanderthal #Archaeology120Share
Samantha Johnson+FollowNeanderthal Art? This Changes EverythingArchaeologists just found a 43,000-year-old stone in Spain with a Neanderthal fingerprint and a red ochre dot placed perfectly to look like a face! Forensic tech confirmed it’s the real deal—no accident. Was this Neanderthal making art, or just seeing faces in rocks like we do with clouds? Either way, it’s making scientists rethink everything we thought about Neanderthal intelligence and creativity. Maybe we’ve been underestimating our ancient cousins all along! #Neanderthal #Archaeology #AncientArt #History471Share
Jessica Hodge+FollowNeanderthal ‘Thorin’ Drops a BombshellTurns out, the last Neanderthal in France—nicknamed Thorin—was living in total isolation for 50,000 years! Scientists just sequenced his DNA and found he didn’t mix with other Neanderthals or modern humans, which is wild considering they were just a short walk away. This lack of gene-swapping might be why his group vanished. Basically, Thorin’s lonely lineage is rewriting everything we thought we knew about why Neanderthals disappeared. Who knew ancient drama could be this juicy? #Neanderthal #AncientHistory #ScienceNews #Science20Share
Debra Taylor+FollowNeanderthal Left the Oldest Fingerprint?!A 43,000-year-old red dot on a potato-shaped rock in Spain might be the world’s oldest human fingerprint—and it was made by a Neanderthal! Scientists think the dot was meant to be a nose on a face-shaped rock, hinting that Neanderthals were into symbolic art way before we thought. Not everyone’s convinced it’s art, but it’s wild to imagine a Neanderthal leaving their mark like this. World’s first selfie, maybe? #Neanderthal #Archaeology #AncientHistory #Science20Share
